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Plan to ban under-21s from buying off-sales alcohol

The age for buying alcohol from supermarkets and off-licences in Scotland could rise from 18 to 21, as the Scottish Government prepares to unveil the culmination of a year's work on combating the national "booze culture".

The age for buying alcohol from supermarkets and off-licences in Scotland could rise from 18 to 21, as the Scottish Government prepares to unveil the culmination of a year's work on combating the national "booze culture".